Westport (Town)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Dane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 89 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,950 (as of 2010) 568,593 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 68.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 70.5 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 57.5 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 265 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-86125 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584415 | ||
| Website : | www.townofwestport.org | ||
| Mayor : | John A. Van Dinter (Chairperson) | ||
 Location of the Town of Westport in Dane County |
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The Town of Westport is one of 34 Towns in Dane County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Westport had 3950 residents.
Town has a fundamentally different meaning in Wisconsin than in the rest of the English-speaking area. Rather, it corresponds to the usual townships in the other US states , which form the next smaller administrative unit after the county .
Westport is part of the Madison metropolitan area .
geography
Westport is located in southern Wisconsin on the north shore of Lake Mendota , in the northern suburbs of the capital Madison . The intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota on the Mississippi is about 180 km west-northwest; to Illinois it is around 80 km south. The independent municipality of Waunakee is almost completely enclosed by the Town of Westport without belonging to it.
The coordinates of the geographic center of Westport are 43 ° 09'33 "north latitude and 89 ° 25'33" west longitude. It extends over an area of 70.5 km², which is spread over 57.5 km² of land and 13 km² of water.
Westport is located in central northern Dane County and borders the following neighboring towns and independent communities:
| Town of Dane | Town of Vienna | Town of Windsor |
| Town of Springfield |
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Town of Burke |
| City of Middleton | City of Madison |
traffic
Wisconsin State Highway 19 and Wisconsin State Highway 113 meet in Westport . Furthermore, the county highways K, M and Q run through the area of the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads and some unpaved roads.
A railway line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad , a regional ( Class II ) freight transport company, runs through Westport from northwest to southeast . The only passenger in the region is from Chicago circulating to the West Coast Empire Builder from Amtrak , which stops in Madison.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 10 km southeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Westport had 3950 people in 1782 households. The population density was 68.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in 1782 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.5 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
18.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 80,588 USD . The per capita income was $ 45,811. 1.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in the Town of Westport
In addition to scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in the town.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 30, 2013
- ^ Map from Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved November 30, 2013